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Earl Wilson
Full name Earl Lawrence Wilson Born October 2, 1934, Ponchatoula, Louisiana Died April 23, 2005, Southfield, Michigan Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan First Game: July 28, 1959 ; Final Game: September 22, 1970 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 216 Named pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1966 to 1967) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1959 BOS A Daily Splits 9 8 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 0.0 1959 BOS A
1960 BOS A Daily Splits 15 23 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .208 .217 0.0 1960 BOS A
1962 BOS A Daily Splits 35 69 8 12 2 0 3 8 5 0 19 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .174 .230 .333 0.0 1962 BOS A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 38 72 5 15 0 3 1 7 7 0 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .288 .333 0.0 1963 BOS A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 54 73 19 15 4 0 5 13 9 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 .293 .466 0.0 1964 BOS A
1965 BOS A Daily Splits 47 79 13 14 0 0 6 12 13 0 29 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .177 .301 .405 0.0 1965 BOS A
1966 BOS A Daily Splits 18 32 7 8 0 0 2 5 4 0 11 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .324 .438 0.0 1966 BOS A
1966 DET A Daily Splits 27 64 13 15 0 2 5 17 4 0 25 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .234 .286 .531 0.0 1966 DET A
1966 TOT A 45 96 20 23 0 2 7 22 8 0 36 1 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 .240 .299 .500 0.0 1966 TOT A
1967 DET A Daily Splits 52 108 8 20 2 0 4 15 8 0 39 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .185 .248 .315 0.0 1967 DET A
1968 DET A Daily Splits 40 88 9 20 0 1 7 17 2 0 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .253 .489 0.0 1968 DET A
1969 DET A Daily Splits 37 76 6 10 0 0 0 6 10 0 37 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .132 .230 .132 0.0 1969 DET A
1970 DET A Daily Splits 18 31 2 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 16 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .194 .235 .323 0.0 1970 DET A
1970 SD N Daily Splits 15 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .158 .235 0.0 1970 SD N
1970 Total 33 48 4 7 1 0 2 5 4 0 28 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .146 .208 .292 0.0 1970 Total
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 15 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .158 .235 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 390 723 93 143 12 6 34 109 65 0 259 5 22 4 0 11 7 0 0 .198 .267 .372 0.0 Total AL
Total (11 Years) Splits 405 740 95 144 12 6 35 111 67 0 271 5 22 4 0 12 7 0 0 .195 .265 .369 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1968 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 DET A
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1959 BOS A Daily Splits 9 4 0 0 3 0 23.2 21 122 2 17 16 31 0 17 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 6.08 9.25 -0.2 1959 BOS A
1960 BOS A Daily Splits 13 9 2 0 1 0 65 61 301 4 36 34 48 1 40 4 1 4 0 2 15 3 5 4 3 2 4.71 5.00 -0.3 1960 BOS A
1962 BOS A Daily Splits 31 28 4 1 2 0 191.1 163 837 21 86 83 111 2 137 9 5 11 6 1 22 4 17 8 12 8 3.90 4.93 1.0 1962 BOS A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 37 34 6 3 3 0 210.2 184 908 18 99 88 105 4 123 10 6 21 1 0 28 2 15 16 11 16 3.76 3.79 0.5 1963 BOS A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 33 31 5 0 1 0 202.1 213 883 37 121 101 73 3 166 5 10 7 2 0 38 9 12 9 11 12 4.49 5.10 -0.9 1964 BOS A
1965 BOS A Daily Splits 36 36 8 1 0 0 230.2 221 978 27 119 102 77 4 164 6 7 6 4 0 41 5 16 16 13 14 3.98 4.58 0.2 1965 BOS A
1966 BOS A Daily Splits 15 14 5 1 1 0 100.2 88 418 14 45 43 36 2 67 2 4 4 2 0 9 1 12 7 5 5 3.84 4.57 0.5 1966 BOS A
1966 DET A Daily Splits 23 23 8 2 0 0 163.1 126 641 16 49 47 38 1 133 6 2 5 4 0 21 5 15 6 13 6 2.59 4.87 3.2 1966 DET A
1966 TOT A 38 37 13 3 1 0 264 214 1059 30 94 90 74 3 200 8 6 9 6 0 30 6 27 13 18 11 3.07 4.76 3.7 1966 TOT A
1967 DET A Daily Splits 39 38 12 0 1 0 264 216 1083 34 103 96 92 7 184 15 9 8 3 0 33 5 20 11 22 11 3.27 4.74 1.0 1967 DET A
1968 DET A Daily Splits 34 33 10 3 0 0 224.1 192 909 20 77 71 65 4 168 12 1 7 0 2 24 4 15 11 13 12 2.85 3.33 1.7 1968 DET A
1969 DET A Daily Splits 35 35 5 1 0 0 214.2 209 903 23 93 79 69 4 150 9 4 5 4 0 32 3 17 13 12 10 3.31 4.29 0.9 1969 DET A
1970 DET A Daily Splits 18 16 4 1 0 0 96 87 404 15 53 47 32 1 74 4 1 0 2 0 8 0 6 7 4 6 4.41 3.94 -0.5 1970 DET A
1970 SD N Daily Splits 15 9 0 0 3 0 65 82 290 5 36 35 19 2 29 1 3 0 2 0 14 1 6 5 1 6 4.85 4.44 -0.5 1970 SD N
1970 Total 33 25 4 1 3 0 161 169 694 20 89 82 51 3 103 5 4 0 4 0 22 1 12 12 5 12 4.58 4.12 -1.0 1970 Total
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 15 9 0 0 3 0 65 82 290 5 36 35 19 2 29 1 3 0 2 0 14 1 6 5 1 6 4.85 4.44 -0.5 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 323 301 69 13 12 0 1986.2 1781 8387 231 898 807 777 33 1423 86 50 79 28 5 272 42 151 110 120 103 3.66 4.49 7.1 Total AL
Total (11 Years) Splits 338 310 69 13 15 0 2051.2 1863 8677 236 934 842 796 35 1452 87 53 79 30 5 286 43 157 115 121 109 3.69 4.49 6.6 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1968 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 21 0 3 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.23 3.00 1968 DET A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1959 BOS A Daily Splits P 9 4 0 23.2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .875
1960 BOS A Daily Splits P 13 9 2 65 6 10 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 .941
1962 BOS A Daily Splits P 31 28 4 191.1 19 22 3 2 0 0 9 2 1 .932
1963 BOS A Daily Splits P 37 34 6 210.2 17 36 3 1 0 3 12 2 3 .946
1964 BOS A Daily Splits P 33 31 5 202.1 14 29 2 0 0 1 11 3 0 .956
1965 BOS A Daily Splits P 36 36 8 230.2 24 26 3 2 0 2 8 6 2 .943
1966 BOS A Daily Splits P 15 14 5 100.2 12 12 2 2 0 0 10 1 0 .923
1966 DET A Daily Splits P 23 23 8 163.1 22 27 3 2 0 1 8 3 1 .942
1966 TOT A P 38 37 13 264 34 39 5 4 0 1 18 4 1 .936
1967 DET A Daily Splits P 39 38 12 264 26 42 0 2 0 6 12 3 6 1.000
1968 DET A Daily Splits P 34 33 10 224.1 26 30 4 3 0 4 16 5 2 .933
1969 DET A Daily Splits P 35 35 5 214.2 8 38 4 3 0 2 12 7 4 .920
1970 DET A Daily Splits P 18 16 4 96 5 13 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 .947
1970 SD N Daily Splits P 15 9 0 65 2 5 1 0 0 0 6 3 1 .875
1970 Total P 33 25 4 161 7 18 2 1 0 0 13 7 1 .926
Total (11 Years) Splits P 338 310 69 2051.2 183 295 28 19 0 22 116 41 21 .945
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1968 DET A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 4.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.000
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (May 11, 1953 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Joe Christopher to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Don
Demeter and a player to be named later (June 14, 1966 ); Boston Red Sox received
Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966 ).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres (July 15, 1970 ).
Released by San Diego Padres (January 13, 1971 ).
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